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Assailants Stab Japanese Diplomat in Yemen Attack

(AP) Assailants stab Japanese diplomat in Yemen attackBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenAssailants stabbed a Japanese diplomat stationed in Yemen’s capital Sunday when he fought back during a failed kidnapping attempt, officials said, the latest unrest in a country beset by

Assailants Stab Japanese Diplomat in Yemen Attack

German Party Clears Way for Merkel's 3rd Term

(AP) German party clears way for Merkel’s 3rd termBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s main center-left party cleared the way on Saturday for Angela Merkel to start her third term as chancellor, announcing that its members had voted by a large majority

German Party Clears Way for Merkel's 3rd Term

Iran Delegates Break Off Nuclear Talks

VIENNA, Dec. 13 (UPI) — An Iranian delegation broke off talks with six world powers over implementing a landmark nuclear deal to return to Tehran, Iran’s news agency said Friday. The so-called expert-level delegates, meeting since Monday at the Vienna

Iran Delegates Break Off Nuclear Talks

Radical Preacher Goes on Trial in Jordan

(AP) Radical preacher goes on trial in JordanBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA radical al-Qaida-linked preacher deported from Britain pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges at the start of his trial in one of two terror cases on Tuesday before a

Radical Preacher Goes on Trial in Jordan

Disney's 'Frozen' Cools 'Catching Fire' at Box Office

(AFP) Disney animated musical “Frozen” extinguished the box-office flames of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” to take top spot as the highest-earning movie in North American theaters this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The 53rd movie in the Walt Disney

Disney's 'Frozen' Cools 'Catching Fire' at Box Office

Day of Infamy at Pearl Harbor

Gen. Billy Mitchell, one of the fathers of the American Air Force, made the bold claim in 1925 that Japan would attack the militarily unprepared United States “by striking first at Hawaii, some fine Sunday morning.” Most thought Mitchell was

Day of Infamy at Pearl Harbor

10 Rare and Unseen Pics After Pearl Harbor

Exactly 72 years ago today, Japan launched more than 350 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes against the U.S. naval base in Hawaii–a “date which will live in infamy,” in the words of President Franklin Roosevelt. In fact, that Sunday morning

10 Rare and Unseen Pics After Pearl Harbor

Hundreds of British Islamists Now Fighting in Syria

A recent report in the UK Telegraph puts the number of British citizens traveling to Syria to fight alongside jihadist groups in the hundreds–the largest for all Europeans–and highlights an alarming trend of Europeans flocking to the war zone to further

Hundreds of British Islamists Now Fighting in Syria

Book Excerpt: Judgement in Moscow

                      JUDGEMENT IN MOSCOW But Judea clamoured all around,                                 Of the dead declined to be reminded                                                           Alexander Galich Chapter One: PHONEY WAR   1.  Who cares?       There is a huge pile of papers before me on my desk,

Book Excerpt: Judgement in Moscow

Obama Couldn't Win a Game of Chess Against Snooki

Remember when war was a bad thing? Remember when the “doves” lined the streets in protest against foreign entanglements that would put our troops in danger? I do. I was there in 2003, when a “million” protesters lined the streets

Obama Couldn't Win a Game of Chess Against Snooki

Merkel's Party, Greens Eye German State Alliance

(AP) Merkel’s party, Greens eye German state allianceBERLINChancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the environmentalist Greens will try to form a government together in one of Germany’s most prosperous regions _ a move that could expand the traditional foes’ future options

Merkel's Party, Greens Eye German State Alliance

Europeans Form 'Drone Club,' Want to Compete

(AP) Europeans form ‘drone club,’ want to competeBRUSSELSFrance, Germany and other European countries on Tuesday formed a “drone users club” to pool information on the use of pilotless aircraft and develop a rival to the U.S. and Israeli machines that

Europeans Form 'Drone Club,' Want to Compete

'Breitbart News Sunday' Special: JFK, Conservative?

On Sunday night, the scintillating special edition of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 was devoted to the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon drew out stories from

'Breitbart News Sunday' Special: JFK, Conservative?

Merkel: Trust with US Needs to Be Rebuilt

(AP) Merkel: trust with US needs to be rebuiltBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABERAssociated PressBERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the relationship between Germany and the United States as well as the future of a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement have been “put to

Merkel: Trust with US Needs to Be Rebuilt

Iran's Rouhani Says Uranium Enrichment 'Red Line'

(AP) Iran’s Rouhani says uranium enrichment `red line’By NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIranian officials said Sunday the country made progress with world powers during “serious” talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, but insisted the nation cannot be pushed to give up uranium

Iran's Rouhani Says Uranium Enrichment 'Red Line'

Bayern Breaks 30-Year-Old Bundesliga Record

European champions Bayern Munich set a new record for the longest unbeaten run in Bundesliga history with a 3-0 victory at home to Augsburg on Saturday. Bayern have now gone 37 league matches since their last defeat, at Bayer Leverkusen

Dershowitz Warns Clintons: Blumenthal's a Problem for 2016

Noted defense lawyer, scholar, and pro-Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz has warned the Clintons that they will need to distance themselves from Sid Blumenthal unless he stops defending his son Max’s anti-Israel book. The book, Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel,

Dershowitz Warns Clintons: Blumenthal's a Problem for 2016

Poll: European Jews Report Rise in Anti-Semitism

(AP) BRUSSELSA poll of European Jews has found that more than three-quarters of those questioned believe anti-Semitism is on the rise in their home countries and close to one-third have considered emigrating because they don’t feel safe. The survey was conducted

Fugitive Whaling Protester: 'We're Not Pirates'

(AP) Fugitive whaling protester: ‘We’re not pirates’By GENE JOHNSONAssociated PressSEATTLEA fugitive activist known for attacking Japanese whaling vessels off Antarctica insisted “we’re not pirates” Wednesday as he addressed a U.S. appeals court considering whether he and the organization he founded

Fugitive Whaling Protester: 'We're Not Pirates'

Republicans: Rework ObamaCare to Win Elections

Republicans should stop cheering for ObamaCare to fail. It may be dreadful, but going back to what we had before is not possible. The real political hay is to be made improving the law to lower prices and premiums–details Democrats

Republicans: Rework ObamaCare to Win Elections

Snowden Asks for Clemency on 'Moral' Grounds

Claiming that American intelligence gathering activities he exposed represented “systematic violations of law by my government that created a moral duty to act,” fugitive contractor Edward Snowden is asking the American government to grant him clemency. Snowden reportedly made the appeal

Snowden Seeks the World's Help Against US Charges

(AP) Snowden seeks the world’s help against US chargesBy GEIR MOULSON and KIRSTEN GRIESHABERAssociated PressBERLINEdward Snowden is calling for international help to persuade the U.S. to drop its espionage charges against him, according to a letter a German lawmaker released

Snowden Seeks the World's Help Against US Charges

U.S. Treasury Hits Germany for Being Too Successful

On October 30, the U.S. Treasury blamed Germany for “dragging down its neighbors and the rest of the global economy.” According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Treasury specifically focused on Germany’s “export-led growth model as a major factor

U.S. Treasury Hits Germany for Being Too Successful

Eurozone Unemployment Reaches New Record High

(AP) Eurozone unemployment reaches new record highBy JUERGEN BAETZAssociated PressBRUSSELSThe number of unemployed in the 17-nation eurozone reached a record high in September as the bloc’s nascent recovery failed to generate jobs, official data showed Thursday.The ranks of the jobless

Eurozone Unemployment Reaches New Record High

Under-Fire German Bishop Retreats to Monastery

(AP) Under-fire German bishop retreats to monasteryBERLINA German bishop removed from his diocese by the Vatican following a furor over the spiraling cost of his new residence has retreated to a monastery in Bavaria. Pope Francis last week expelled Limburg

Under-Fire German Bishop Retreats to Monastery

Germany and Syria: A Case Study in Jihad

The “martyr death” is the “best way to die,” Mustafa’s “wish… for every believing brother and sister,” declared the 24-year old Moroccan-German in an Oct. 18 interview for the German public television station ZDF (“Minderjährige Deutsche im Krieg” segment). Having

Germany and Syria: A Case Study in Jihad

Norway Town Sees Winter Sun for 1st Time

(AP) Norway town sees winter sun for 1st timeBy MARK LEWISAssociated PressSTAVANGER, NorwayResidents of the small Norwegian town of Rjukan have finally seen the light. Tucked in between steep mountains, the town is normally shrouded in shadow for almost six

Norway Town Sees Winter Sun for 1st Time

For Germany, NSA Scandal is a Bitter Betrayal

Germans were among Barack Obama’s foremost fans when he first ran for president in 2008. That country had been among the leading opponents of the Iraq War at the UN, joining France on the UN Security Council to push back

For Germany, NSA Scandal is a Bitter Betrayal